Prof. Dr. Selvihan Kılıç Ateş
Faculty of Fine Arts and a faculty member of the Department of Printmaking at Balıkesir University
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Prof. Dr. Selvihan Kılıç Ateş Untitled. Serigraph, 40x60cm, 2020 Woodcut&serigraph, , 40x60cm, 2017
Born in 1982 in Adapazarı, he completed his undergraduate education in 2004 at Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, Department of Art Education – Graphic Major. In 2007, he earned his Master’s degree from the Social Sciences Institute of the same university, and in 2014, he completed his Doctor of Fine Arts (Sanatta Yeterlik) in the Department of Printmaking, Institute of Fine Arts. He was awarded the title of Professor in 2024. He currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and a faculty member of the Department of Printmaking at Balıkesir University. He has participated in over 250 events both nationally and internationally and has received numerous awards. His works are included in many collections.
AWARDS:
Honorary Prize, International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola, North Macedonia, 2021
5th Place, International Original Printmaking Competition, Trakya University, 2019
Honorary Prize, International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola, North Macedonia, 2018
Art Encouragement Award, Balıkesir University, 2013
Honorable Mention, Eskişehir Rotary Club, 2003
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2022 “Mesafe” (Distance), Original Printmaking Exhibition, Çatal Mağara Art Gallery, Datça/Muğla, Turkey
2021 “Inside/Outside”, Original Printmaking Exhibition, Agyeya Visual Art Platform, India
2017 “Hayat” (Life), Original Printmaking Exhibition, SASAV / Artists and Art Lovers Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 “The Moment”, Original Printmaking Exhibition, Lessedra Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 “Dışa Doğru” (Outwards), Original Printmaking Exhibition, Devrim Erbil Museum of Contemporary Arts, Balıkesir, Turkey
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2024 Prism Print International, The Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia, Italy
2024 “Sound of Turkish Printmaking”, Design Festa Gallery West 2B, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2024 Impression of Turkish Printmaking, Dara Gallery, Altai, Kazakhstan
2024 7th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Timisoara, Romania
2024 “MINI WORKS” International Group Exhibition, Balıkesir University Faculty of Fine Arts, Turkey
2024 Thinking of Place III, University of Colorado Gallery, Boulder, USA
2024 Thinking of Place, Gatakers Artspace, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
2024 Academician Artists Printmaking Selection, Trakya University Balkan Congress Center, Edirne, Turkey
2024 “Print Meet 2024” 5th International Printmaking Exhibition, Altunizade Cultural Center, Üsküdar Municipality, Istanbul, Turkey
2024 “Black and White Stories in Memory of Mustafa Okan”, Mail Art Exhibition, Painting and Sculpture Museum, Kültürpark Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey
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